Dott, Norman McOmish, 1897-1973 (Neurosurgeon)
Dates
- Existence: 1897 - 1973
Biography
Dott was born in Edinburgh in 1897, and educated at George Heriot's School there. Originally apprenticed as a joiner and engineer, he suffered a serious hip injury in an accident, and the observation of medical practice during his hospitalisation determined his future career and he entered Edinburgh University Medical School in 1914. Awarded the Syme Surgical Fellowship in 1921, he worked with Sir Edward Sharpey-Schafer, and his studies on the pituitary led to the award of a Rockefeller Fellowship which enabled him to work as Assistant Resident to Harvey Cushing at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1923-1924. With the exception of this year and a brief visit to Cushing in 1929, Dott remained in Edinburgh throughout his career. He did much to establish surgical neurology there and in 1947 became the first Professor of Surgical Neurology at the University. He was a founder member of the Society of British Neurologists in 1926, and its President, 1938-1945. During the Second Worl! d War he served with H.W.B. Cairns, Geoffrey Jefferson and others on the Brain Injuries Committee of the Medical Research Council. He lectured widely on his specialist subjects such as aneurysms, pain, pituitary and also on medical education, hospital planning and staffing, the history of medicine (mainly in relation to his own interests), and more informally on his own experiences and colleagues.
Found in 641 Collections and/or Records:
II. The cerebro-spinal circulation in its relation to surgery, 1930
II. The cerebro-spinal circulation in its relation to surgery. Second lecture in a series of 3 given by Norman Dott, copyright 1930.
III. Diagnosis, June 1929
III. Diagnosis: The material consists of 1 copy of lecture and list of slides, dated June 1929.
III. lntracranial tumour, 1930
III. lntraranial tumour. Third lecture in a series of 3 given by Norman Dott, copyright 1930. The material includes an envelope containing 3 photographs of a rabbit's pituitary.
III. Preparation for operation, 5 September 1930
III. Preparation for operation. The material consist of notes of a lecture by Norman Dott, dated 5 Septtember 1930.
'Infantile hydrocephalus - some physiological, pathological and therapeutic observations', June 1956
Lecture by Norman Dott and F.J. Gillingham, 'Infantile hydrocephalus - some physiological, pathological and therapeutic observations'. The paper was given at Glasgow, dated June 1956.
International Medical Society of Paraplegia, 1963-1973
Material relating to the International Medical Society of Paraplegia, 1963-1973. Norman Dott was made an Honorary Member in 1962. the material consists of correspondence with Dott regarding Honorary Membership; invitation to write for the Society's journal 'Paraplegia', etc.; committee papers; and notices of Society meetings, etc.
International Medical Society of Paraplegia. Second Scientific Meeting, Tokyo, November 1964
Material relating to Norman Dott's visit to the International Medical Society of Paraplegia. Second Scientific Meeting, Tokyo, November 1964. The material consists of Dott's invitation to attend, and related correspondence. It includes photographs.
'Intracranial aneurysmal formations', April 1947
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'Intracranial aneurysmal formations'. The paper was given at Lisbon, dated April 1947. The material consits of 2 versions of the paper; and a letter to Broni Sedzimir describing the work, undated.
'Intracranial aneurysmal formations', 1951
'Intracranial aneurysmal formations, September 1968
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'Intracranial aneurysmal formations. The paper was delivered at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Toronto, September 1968. The material consists of text of the lecture with lists of slides and captions for illustrations.
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- Subject
- Neurosurgery 78
- Brain Neoplasms 19
- Epilepsy 17
- Ophthalmology 16
- Cerebrospinal Fluid 14
- Colostomy 14
- Pituitary Diseases 14
- Craniocerebral Trauma 13
- Facial Pain 11
- Intracranial Aneurysm 11
- Surgery 11
- Trigeminal Neuralgia 11
- Pediatrics | 10
- Autobiographies 9
- Paralysis 8
- Arteriovenous Malformations 7
- Carcinoma 7
- Hydrocephalus 7
- Aneurysm 6
- Arteriovenous Fistula 6
- Hip Injuries 5
- Facial Paralysis 4
- Obituaries 4
- Paraplegia 4
- Physical Disabilities 4
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 4
- Biographies 3
- Congenital Abnormalities 3
- Encephalitis 3
- Hypothalamus 3
- Hypothermia 3
- Neurology 3
- Pituitary gland 3
- Angiography 2
- Athens, Greece 2
- Breast cancer 2
- Dentistry 2
- India -- Calcutta 2
- Iran 2
- Neurology | Scotland | 2
- Pituitary neoplasms 2
- Portugal 2
- Portugal -- Porto 2
- Singapore 2
- South Africa 2
- South Africa -- Cape Town 2
- Spinal Diseases 2
- Thailand 2
- Thrombophlebitis 2
- United States -- Massachusetts -- Boston 2
- Accidents, Traffic 1
- Amnesia 1
- Amputation 1
- Anaesthesia 1
- Anaesthetics 1
- Anesthesia 1
- Arachnoiditis 1
- Belgium -- Brussels 1
- Blindness 1
- Blood | Transfusion | 1
- Blood--Coagulation 1
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America 1
- Brain 1
- Brain Diseases 1
- Buenos Aires (Argentina) 1
- Canada -- Alberta -- Edmonton 1
- Case Notes 1
- Central Nervous System Diseases 1
- Cerebral Palsy 1
- Clinical Medicine 1
- Deafness 1
- Denmark -- Copenhagen 1
- Dundee -- Scotland 1
- Dyslexia 1
- Ear Diseases 1
- England -- Hull 1
- England -- Sheffield 1
- Facial Neuralgia 1
- Facial nerve 1
- Fishing 1
- Greece -- Thessalonike 1
- Hemorrhage 1
- Hong Kong (China) 1
- Illustrations 1
- Insulin 1
- Intracranial Hemorrhages 1
- Ireland -- Dublin 1
- Keratitis 1
- Klippel-Feil Syndrome 1
- Madras (India) 1
- Medical care | Edinburgh (Scotland) | 1
- Medicine | Edinburgh (Scotland) | Study and teaching | 1
- Medicine | Research | 1
- Medicine | Study and teaching | Edinburgh (Scotland) | 1
- Netherlands -- Amsterdam 1
- Netherlands : Province -- Holland 1
- Neuroma, Acoustic 1
- New York City (New York, United States) 1
- Pain 1
- Parkinsonian Disorders 1